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Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Nwaobiala commends Krystal's Microsoft I.T Academy

The Permanent Secretary,
Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. MacJohn Nwaobiala has said that the
Krystal's Microsoft I.T Academy aimed at promoting Information Communication
Technology (ICT) in schools across Nigeria is commendable, ITRealms reports

He took this position at the
official commissioning of I.T Academy learning Hub, an ICT centre built at
Kings College in Lagos, by Krystal Digital Limited.

Nwaobiala, ITRealms gathered, lauded the efforts of the
Principal of Kings’ College, Lagos, for being the pioneer principal under whose
regime such remarkable collaborative project was hatched, saying, "Krystal
Microsoft I.T Academy initiative will help the ministry's commitment in
promoting ICT education in federal unity schools across the country", he
stated.

The Managing Director,
Krystal Digital Limited, Temitope Ogunsemo,ITRealms learnt, said that the gesture was to
enhance the teaching and learning of ICT education among unity school students.
He stated that the I.T academy partnered with Microsoft to teach both students
and teachers in federal unity schools all I.T suites which include Microsoft
words, excel, power point, adobe page makers among several others.

"Modern day learning equipment
will be used to teach the students and teachers ICT education for them to meet
with modern day technology," The modern equipment include, “ interactive board, pointer, projectors,
solar and inverter to complement electrical power supply and computer base
settlement (CBS)," he said.

Ogunsemo, ITRealms reports, added that 8 ICT centres have been built by I.T Company
across some unity schools in South-west andadded that there were ongoing plans
to build more ICT centres across federal unity schools in the country.